New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-06

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at asmoment notice, and 3 am rob-
bed Of all. lam a ruined man. =
Have you no clue to the thief??'
asked NJ Fiat.
II am dazed IT cannot think, was
the answer. I will at onceeonsultt the
police. I beg thatyou willsay nothing
OF the affair to any one.'''
NJ. Plant pledged his word readily,
and the gentlemen quilted the Office
together, NJ. Bouloy going strait 70
the Prefecture of Police, and layill-.
his Statement before the chief there.
Roquepine, a famous detective, was
called in, and all the. facts were dis
closed to him.
''Itis all very cleart MONSIEUR .
said the detective. "Mnle Duperre
and her son are:the thieves, without
doubt. The fainting fit was ruse,
and the request for brandy was made
with the hope that you would quit
the room and leave them alone with
the safe. The groan and the fit came
just as you had placed the envelope
in the safe, and before you had time
to secure it. As.soon as you left the
room another envelope was substi-
tuted for the one in the safe, and the
package OF money was abstracted. y
'But how did the thieves know the
money was there?' asked M. Bouloy
cat present thisis hard to say, but
by and by the question may be an
swered, " the detective replied
"But they came in DR.. Tocanier's
coupe" said the broker, 'tand said
they were recommended to me by him.
He is my physician and intimate
friend"
After further talk M. Bouloy de-
parted, and soon after his arrival at
his office he was joined by Roquepine.
The latter examined the safe, listened
anew to the recital of all thefact and
departed.
He first went to the residence OF DIR.
Tocanier, and found that gentleman
| at home. AS he related to the doctor
the circumstances of the visit of the
lady calling herself Nine. Duperre, and
the young man she represented as her
son, to- the office OF NJ. Bouloy, and
the subsequent disappearance Of the
money from the safe, the doctors as
tonishment grew beyond description.
! 81 have never seen the lady or young
man BEFORE" he said. ssShe represent
ed that she had been recommended to
consult me as to the fainting spells to
which she said the young man was
! subject, and, after questioning him, I
| prescribed for him. They were about
to take their leave when the young
man was seized with a fit. The lady
| seemed almost distracted with grief,
| and appeared most anxious to get
her son home.
"sHowever shall | get homer she
exclaimed, for to tell the truth, doc
tor, | am too poor to hire a vehicle
"My coupe was at the door, and
what could I do less than place it at
her disposal? It was accepted with
thanks, and out of delicacy / told the
coachman to receive his instructions
from the lady
DR.. Tocanier summoned the coach
man and questioned him. He said be
was first directed to drive to the Rue
de la Paix, and that the lady request.
ed him to take them to the office of M
Bouloy, on the Rue St. Augustin. There
they alighted, and he was asked tc
await their return. As he had been
directed by DR.. Tocanier to receive
his instructions from the lady, he
thought that it was all right. When
they returned to the coupe the lady
directed him to the Rue d d'Enghien,
soon after turning into which they
alighted and he saw them no more.
The detective was more puzzled
than ever. These persons had evi
IDENTIFY been cleverly disguised, and
more than likely the lameness of the
young man had been assumed for the
occasion. They were not likely to 60
in company again, and he might search
in a vain effort to come across either
one of them.
Then another thought struck him.
The stock which had deceived M. Bou.
10y was probably counterfeit. Were
this lady and this young man connect
ed with a gang Of forgers? Supposine
they were. in what direction must he
look for the outlaws? One thing the
detective thought was certain-name.
! ~, that by some means they must
have known the valuable property
Was in the safe. Another thing seem
ed equally clear-namely, that they
must have known the location of the
SAFE
Roquepine made his way once more
to see the envelope and contents. He
examined these memsntoes of q crime
with great care, and he madea discov-
cry. Inside the flap OF the envelope
were a few figures in pencil. They were
very indistinct, but with the use of a
powerful lens, Roquepine made them
out thus:
1000 frs.
1870
Now the nl1estinn was what did